Safety

Fishtown Crosswalk Mural

Crosswalk murals have been shown to reduce traffic crashes, so Fishtown just added one to a busy intersection

Sirens to blare in Philly on Thursday night as part of citywide fire drill

Philly Fire Drill

West Reading chocolate factory failed to evacuate workers before explosion despite gas leak warnings, OSHA says

RM Palmer Explosion OSHA

6 North Philly schools to receive road and crosswalk safety upgrades with $25 million in federal funding

Traffic zone upgrades

Over 1.5 million dehumidifiers under recall due to fires, overheating

Dehumidifier fire hazards

Little League World Series removes bunk beds from dorms after player fell and fractured skull last summer

LLWS bunk beds

As SEPTA workers begin mandated safety training, riders should expect delays

SEPTA Safety Trainings

New Temple University safety app allows students to contact police with one tap

Temple Safety App

Children's Health

New parental control features come to Instagram, Facebook and Messenger

Meta parental controls

Most drownings among young children occur in backyard pools; here's how to keep them safe as they swim

Pool Safety Children

How to protect pets from wildfire smoke

wildfire pet safety

Ocean City may soon ban electric bikes from its boardwalk

Ocean City e-bike ban

Philadelphia police to deploy more officers near recreation centers this summer to combat crime

Philly Police Rec Centers

Philly schools appoint executive director to oversee asbestos issues

School District Oversight

Protecting Property and Lives: The Importance of Fire Watch Guards Services

Limited - Acend The Fast Fire Watch Company

A new dashboard tracks quality of life in all of Philly's 372 neighborhoods

ProgressPHL dashboard

Proposed public safety director would oversee Philly's gun violence response

Public Safety Director

SEPTA to deploy more police officers on trains in response to safety concerns

SEPTA Police Crime

School District of Philadelphia suing the city over building safety requirement law

School District lawsuit

Fisher-Price baby sleeper, recalled in 2019, linked to 100 infant deaths

Fisher-Price recall infant sleeper

Nearly one year after deadly Fairmount fire, U.S. to mandate better smoke alarms in public housing

Fairmount Fire Smoke Alarm Bill

Parents of Pennsylvania girl, whose hair got tangled in Chuck E. Cheese ticket machine, file lawsuit in Scranton

Chuck E Cheese Lawsuit

N.J. schools must submit digital maps of buildings to police to help first responders in emergencies

New Jersey School Safety Maps

Philadelphia Fire Department to host citywide drill Thursday night

Philadelphia fire drill

17-year-old faces charges for bomb threat at Coatesville Area Senior High School

Coatesville Bomb Threats

Pets can overheat in the summer heat; here's how to keep them safe

Fireworks would be limited to specific hours in Pennsylvania under proposed law

Pennsylvania Fireworks Law

Chuck Clark for Jalen Reagor? The Eagles and Ravens reportedly talked about it

Black bear spotted in Plymouth Meeting leads to safety warning and traps set

Black Bear Plymouth Meeting

SEPTA adding 'guides' to promote safety on subways, provide homeless outreach

SEPTA Guides

Bike lane extensions along parts of Chestnut, Market streets in West Philly aim to improve road safety

West Philly traffic safety project

Carjacking surge prompts Philly police to increase mitigation efforts, share safety tips

Philly Carjacking Surge

Philly residents can get free smoke detectors by calling 311

Free Smoke Detectors

Pennsylvania investing $12.5 million to make Roosevelt Boulevard safer

12 11 2021 Roosevelt Blvd.jpeg

Mother of teen attacked on SEPTA subway calls for improved transit safety

SEPTA City Council

Philly schools' new community patrols based on Chicago safety program

School District Safety

Road safety project to add new bicycle lanes, crosswalks in Southwest Philly

Southwest Philly road safety project

New law requires N.J. drivers to give pedestrians, cyclists more space on roadways

New jersey drivers laws

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